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History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

Released Friday, 6th May 2022
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History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

History Slam 213: Colonial Violence, National Myths, & the Lynching of Louie Sam

Friday, 6th May 2022
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By Sean Graham On February 24, 1884, Louie Sam, a Stó:lo teenager, was accused by an angry mob of starting a fire that killed James Bell, a shopkeeper in the settler community Nooksack, in what is now Whatcom County, Washington, which borders British Columbia. Without any evidence, the assembled mob determined that Sam was responsible and, despite him being arrested... Read more »

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